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Zorluk: ZorPronoun-Antecedent Agreement and Case

While botanical expeditions in Borneo have revealed that each of the newly cataloged species of carnivorous pitcher plants displays highly specialized physical adaptations to capture prey, ______ long-term survival in the nutrient-poor soil of the tropical rainforest remains dependent on a delicate symbiotic relationship with mutualistic ants.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. itsCevap
  2. B
    their
  3. C
    they're
  4. D
    its'

Cevap

The singular possessive pronoun 'its' correctly refers to the singular antecedent 'each'.
The singular possessive pronoun 'its' correctly agrees with the singular antecedent 'each'. In standard English, indefinite pronouns such as 'each' are grammatically singular, and their grammatical number is not affected by intervening plural prepositional phrases like 'of the newly cataloged species of carnivorous pitcher plants'.

Adım Adım Çözüm

1
Locate the antecedent of the pronoun needed for the blank.
The antecedent is the singular indefinite pronoun 'each' at the start of the clause.
Pronouns must match the grammatical number of their antecedents.
2
Analyze the role of intervening phrases to avoid agreement errors.
The plural nouns 'species' and 'plants' are objects of prepositional phrases and do not change the singular nature of the subject 'each'.
Intervening prepositional phrases should not affect the pronoun-antecedent agreement.
3
Identify the required case and form for the blank.
The blank modifies the noun 'survival', indicating a singular possessive pronoun is required.
The singular possessive pronoun 'its' is the only form that is grammatically correct and matches the singular antecedent.

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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement and Case
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